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The rift between workers and Government widened yesterday as both sides refused to budge on voting rights for union decertification. The Bermuda Industrial Union warned it had the power to bring the Government down if it failed to give in to its dema...

Controversial rules on union decertification will not be amended – despite increased pressure from trade unionists, ministers insisted yesterday. Walter Roban, the Acting Premier, and Jason Hayward, the labour minister Jason Hayward – supported by se...

Workers who took part in industrial action yesterday backed more demonstrations against a controversial piece of labour legislation. Stephen Page, who works for the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, said: “I’m not a part of the union – but I’m a par...

The Government has reiterated it will not amend labour legislation which sparked a work stoppage and march this morning by the Bermuda Industrial Union. Walter Roban, the Acting Premier, flanked by members of the Cabinet, said at a press conference ...

The Bermuda Industrial Union last night vowed to push ahead with a two-day strike today despite a warning that it would hurt the most vulnerable members of the public. Walter Roban, the Acting Premier, said: “The next two days will hurt those who can...

The Government and the Bermuda Industrial Union were yesterday on a collision course after the union confirmed it will go ahead with a work stoppage that Government says is unlawful. Chris Furbert, the president of the BIU, confirmed yesterday that t...

A union call for a two-day work stoppage next week was struck a blow yesterday after a sister union said it would not support the action. The blue collar Bermuda Industrial Union announced the strike – due to start next Monday – last weekend and app...

Changes to labour legislation that caused a breach with a union benefited workers, the Government claimed yesterday. Jason Hayward, the labour minister and a former trade union leader, said changes to the way staff could vote on union decertification...

Business leaders yesterday condemned the threat of a strike over changes to votes on union decertification in workplaces. Nathan Kowalski, the president of the Bermuda Chamber of Commerce, said it was “not the time to introduce increased friction in ...